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HLA-DR 52- and 51-associated DRB1 alleles in Kenya, east Africa.
Tissue antigens - 1 Apr 1997
Dunand V A, Ng C M, Wade J A, Bwayo J, Plummer F A, MacDonald K S
Abstract excerpt
The genes of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) are amongst the most polymorphic loci known in the human population. The population genetics of the MHC encoded HLA loci of sub-Saharan Africa are of major interest because of their particular genetic diversity. Here we report on the HLA-DR 52- and 51-associated determinants of the DRB1 loci observed in 165 East African individuals studied in Nairobi, Kenya....
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